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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30
The Jail.


Editor Register. Reader" in
this weeks Gazette, considers "Tax-
Payer" fool; he is probably correct,
but if Reader" is the party 1 take
him to be, he doubtless considers
every man fool who pays his
taxes, for he pays none himself, at
least that was once his custom
His name generally appeared
among the.delinqnents. Improve
ment," Enterprise" that's what
they always call it. More com
munities are ruined under the
guise of improvement than in any
other way. The only improve
ment visible t. the public usually,
is in the finances of beggarly lot
of politicians who have managed
to secure sufficient influence to
control the expenditure of public
funds. 1t is wonderful " hat solicit
tude such people have for the vel
fare of he poor prisoners, in this,
as in all such cases. II is an easy
thing to levy tax, but only those
who have it to pay can tell how
hard it is TO raise the funds to meet
it. Ask the Deputy Sheriffs who
ride over our hills the whole year
with saddle pockets filled with
tickets, old and new. They know
to what shifts the average farmer
is driven to save his chattles from
levy for taxes, but what odds is
that to our thriving politieian2 1t
has to come, aud be sure a good
slice goes into his pocket. The
more you Improve" The more zen
terprise" you have, the better he is
pleased. do not object to the new
jail-let US have it; but let it be
built, as all public improvements
should be, by advertising for bids,
and let the expenditure be within
reasonable limits. 1t seems to be
known what sum will be expended,
for we are told what levy will be
necessary to pay for the Jail. How
can any one know in advance of
any action on the part of the Com
missioners what the thing will cost2
How do they know this? Surely
OuF Commissioners arc MT Tho to,Is
of one man, or any set of men. If
SO, l am mistaken in them.
TAX PAYER.
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Make Your own Boom.

The New Orleans Pieayune, in
answer to one of its contemporaries
that was continually sending up a
wall about the dullness and stag
nation gifts town and parish, gives
some advice that will apply we'll
to Point Pleasant, and to all West
Virginia. 1t says among other
things: "No people are so helpless
as those who will not help them
selves. There are in the parish
magnificent forests of timber, while
the soil is capable of producing
everything the people can need
They have an opportunity to make
themselves independent if they
will use the means. They can
raise everything required to sus
tain man and beast, and instead of
spending all their energies on cot
ton, let them only make cotton as
a cash crop while due attention is
paid to the production of food crops.
A FOR booms they must be made
They never come to those who idly
wait for them. Organize immigra.
tion societies and farmers clubs, as
other enterprising people in the
State are doing. Let the Sentinel
agitate these and other movements
which circumstances may suggest.
Stir things up yourselves and you
will attract the attention of others.
a supine and apparently helpless
attitude, instead of exciting SYM
pathy, has a contrary effect. PEG
pie seeking opportunity for the in
vestment of capital or places to
live will always avoid dead com
munity. We are constrained to
believe that the Sentinel is at fault
in not arousing the people of the
parish to activity. It will not do
to sit still and lament dull times.
The only hope is in the mansfesta-
ton of a proper energy. Get up
and go to work on a new line if the
old routine fails. This is the age
of hard work and small pay. Then
work the harder. Make your own
BOOM"
This advice cannot be read and
pondered over too often. Where
business men are using all possible
energy to develop the interests OF
their community they are sure to
attract enterprise and capital from
a distance. The gods help those
who help themselves.
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bonds, and belief that il is all
right to charge more for q short,
than a longer distance, IS hen he
has no competition to make him
charge less. All then are in
hueneed by Individual intere-t.
Therefore, / say to you, farmers of
w. Va, arm yourselves to defend
and fight for your rights; qualify
yourselves for social aud political
Influence, by education. by reading,
by Independence aud professional
spirit. Endeayor in every legit.
innate way to keep your young men
Interested on the farm and don't
rush them into the professions as
soon as they have common school
education. But educate them to
be farmers. Send them TO agricul.
tural colleges. Let them get high
er views of farming, aud agriculture
in general. They will then see
that agricultural knowledge is just
as ennobling, will just as much dig
Nifty and honor the possessor as a
knowledge Of either law, medicine
or theology.
Our ideas about the different pur-
suits have been, and are at fanlt,
and they must be corrected. The
present and past education has
been to make young men hate farm
life, to unfit him in disposition t.
follow it. As soon as he gets lit
tie education he thinks he is toe
smart TO be a farmer, and he turns
his eyes to the store, or to the pro
tfessions, or il may be, to the cities
or towns to work as day Iaboter
Just here Is his sad mistake. It i,
your business gentlemen, to correct
this, to disabuse his mind of false
ideas of success connected with
other kinds of. business. Have
him look to the future of farm life
with high hopes and expectations
Now gentlemen of the State
Grange, allow me again to extend
to you cordial welcome, and whel
you go away from this meeting may
you feel the dignity of your calling
and have new inspiration to make
agriculture in West Virginia bette
than it Is, thousand fold, and thu.
benefit yourselves and all mankind
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

COOPER DISTRICT ITEMs.-Our
roads are in very bad condition.
Our little four months term OF
school has closed; shame that Coop
er District can not have but four
months school.
Wedding at Flat Rock last week.
James Sebrell to Miss Josie Haw-
kins.
Letart is bustling little town
since the railroad down the Ohio.
We understand that silver
mine has been discovered near
Letart. West Virginia hills are full
of metal, why not develop it.
Carson Bros. saw mill is dom g a
good business.
Wilson Mckinney has put up a
grist mill near his store, which adds
much to the convenience of our
people.
Prof D. w Brown will open a
select school at the Gill School
House, near Letart, next Monday
Mrs. Chas. Barras of Leon, is Wis.
iting at her fathers, near the
Thomas School house, this week.
Why not elect the Hon. Jno. NJ.
Eckard, of Flat Rock, as President
of the Board of Education of our
district. He is good school man
and would make good President
a Mr.. Beutz, of Mason City, has
opened up large store on the wa
tiers of Thirteen, near Squire Raw.
Inns.
We are all Camden men up here
and hope our Legislature may SC
ballot at the called session of tha,
body.
A perfect hurricane passed over
our community on the oath ult.-
The wind blew with such violence
as to lift roofs of of houses, blew
down fencing, forest and fruit
trees, and it is reported that in sew
eral instances dwelling houses were
made perfect wrecks if not blown
completely to the ground. Our
oldest settlers say this was the hard.
est wind storm they ever saw in
this county. CooPER.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30
New Prolific Tree Bean

INNS new and valuable variety for
i field culture is the most prolific bean
yet known; it is what its name indicates
a Tree Bean; grows to the height OF Is or
20 inches, branching out in ali directions
bearing its grain so high that the pods;
do not touch the ground, enabling it to
stand wet spell without injury to the
crop. They yield from 100 to $50 pods
to the vine. q. p. BARNHARr, of MassiI-
on, Ohio. grew a plant on which were
3S9 FULL-sIzED roDs-or over TWO Tnous-
AND BEANS FROM ONE. The average yield
is about sixty bushels per acre, while
grounds, at the rate of Il6 bushels to the
acre. Quality excellent; will give per
feet satisfaction. Price 20 cents a pound
For sale only by StOckh0E Bros.
GallipOlfs, Ohio.
n.ch 1H-F,V
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"Reminiscences.

Miami CO., Gazette.
We have lately placed upon our
exchange list the WEEKLY REGIS
TER, published at Point Pleasant.
West Virginia, Geo. w. Tippett,
Editor. The paper is faithful
register of the happenings in that
locality, and is devoted to the In
terests of its constituency. Such
paper should be heartily and lib
orally sustained, and by the dis
play of business ads and legal no.
tices We are assured the good peo-
pie of that locality know how to
appreciate the public spirit of their
editor, and are giving him the sup
port he deserves. From the APP
pearance, tone and spirit of the pa
per we judge that old Point Pleas
ant has aroused from the lethargy
which characterized it, over a
quarter of century ago, when we
were familiar with the place and
on the hest of terms, with many OF
the good people there.
We see III the Register many
familiar names that call up old as.
sociations. and.have aroused within
us desire to revisit scenes which,
we have for over a quarter of u
century, revisited again and again
in dreams. The old Kanawha Fer
ry looms up before us now, and the
memory of warm hospitality and
kindly deeds assures us that if per-
chance during the coming summer
we should drop in among old
friends we should be as kindly
greeted as when a stranger, Just
issued from the portals of straihgt
coated seminary into the wide
wide world, we stepped from a
steamboat upon the landing at
Point Pleasant and were made to
feel at home. Atsome future time,
if agreeable to the editor, we may
claim his columns to Register some
"reminiscences of the Point ,""Mer-
GERS Bottom" and other localities,
where our youthful feet have trod-
den. Mrs. T. J. B.
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West Virginia.
Wetzel Democrat.

etzel democrat
Take a map of the United States
and look at it. The bald spot YOU
see on the right center is West Vir.
ginia. The railroads seem afraid
to go through the State and creep
round the borders. Want of rail
roads makes West Virginia appear
one OF the baldest places on the
map and it is so. But when a man
cumes here TO build such things
and develop our industries we
jump at him and howl monopolist,
and lot of windy pot-house poll.
ticians and hayseed statesmen op.
pose and try to prevent him from
being elected TO office or enjoying
any of the privileges of. u citizen
And just these very fellows who
are bowling monopoly are what is
the matter with West Virginia.
As long as they can run The poll.
tics of the State, West Virginia
will remain a wayback State.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30
NOTHalE.

THERE will be general meeting of
the stockholders of the Kanawha
Lumber and Furniture Company held
at their office, Point Pleasant, W. Va.
on Saturday, April I'd, 1887, for the pur-
pose of electing Board of Directors for
the ensuing year and the transaction of
such other business as may properly be
considered. L. SEH0N, Sec'y.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

Hon. E. F. Pillzbury died at his
home in Boston, Mass, on the 14tb
inst, in the gid year of his age
The deceased was well and fayora-
bly, known to many of our people,
who will be grieved to learn of his
death.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30
RubIfe GaTe.

THE undersigned viii on his farm, op.
/ posite Buffalo. West Va, offer at
1857. at 10 o'clock, a. NJ, TO the high.
est bidder, all of his farming implements
and stock on farm, consisting Of . fine
work horses; 2 large mich COWS. giving
milk at this time and viii be fresh soon:
heller, also, soon 10 be fresh: a lot III
year old cattle. wagon; ! Spring
wagon; Ok cart; also pI,ws, Iiarrows.
hay-rakes ard other farming utensils.
Also, lot of household goods, too num-
erous tn iteInize
TER AlS:.All sums up to 81 and un-
der, to be cash in hand. All sums over
that amount, upon Tedft of s months.
purchaser giving note with good seeuri-
~ I. F. POSTON.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

The loyal Democratic voters of
Marion county. who believe in adj
hereing to the time-honored Gus
toms of the party, will hold a meet
ing at Fairmont, April I'd, and
will let Delegate Kinsey and Sena-
tor Price hear from them in no un-
certain language.
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10 lbs. N. 0. Sugar for sLoo, at
NJ. NJ. Laidleys
REGEsTER,s NNTICE.

In the u S. District Conrt of JYest Va
IN the AafLec Of Tie Mss0ll City Coal and
Sail CD BANKRUPT.
TAKE notice that under order enter
i ed in said matter in said court shall
at 10 o'clock. A. M. April 9th,
1857, at my Office in the city of Charles
ton, w Va, proceed to take and state
an account showing the amount now duo
and unpaid upon the real estate convey
ed by the Mason City Coal and Salt
Company TO Ida F. Sargent, by deed
dated June 2ist, 1869, and recorded in
Deed Book No y, page 3ss, IN the
Clerks Once of the County Court OF
Mason county, West Virginia, and upon
which = mortgage was given by said Ida
F. Sargent and husband, date,i June 81,
1869, and recorded in said Office in Trust
Deed Book 40. ], pages III, I52 and l4s.
eiiven under my hand this 10Th day
OF March, 1887
ID. C. GALA HER,
Rs-zister IN Bankruptcy.
r1,fftl II. On
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

"Give the South a chance" says
the Richmond Wig. To which the
New York Herald replies: "Non-
sensel If the South goes on for
the next ten years at the rate she
has been travelling during the last
ten, We shall have to ask somebody
to give the North chance"
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Fiduciary Notice.

7 IST of tiduciaries, whose accounts are
IL before the undersigned, ComuIiss.
iuner for settlement.
Mary S. Sebrell, Guardian for Blanche
Sebrell.
Same, George Sebrell.
Same, Gordon SebfeIl.
March, 1887.
JAS. H. COUCH, JR.,
Commissioner of Account.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

Boss Gibbons is slowly but surely
getting his editorial grip on our
neighbor, over the way. The ear
marks were plainly visible last
week.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

The Legislature provided for a
publication of the laws of this
State. and Judge Warrh is to do
the work, and is to furnish 1880
copies of the code for $4,000 by the
LIST of September. next.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

There is now no doubt of
the right of the extra session of the
Legislature to elect a Senator, fif
it can. We hope the quarrel with
Democrats will continue no longer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

Senator Edmnnds says the ex-
ira session of the Legislature must
elect Senator, or Kenna will be
the only Senator from this State
for the next two years.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

Il nearly makes a Republican
go home and whip his wife to have
tn admit that the country was new
err so prosperous as under our pres
ent Democratic rule.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

Hon. Frank Beckwith, promin-
ent young Attorney, was nomina-
ted at the Democratic primaries
held in Jefferson county last Sat
uEday, for the House Delegates to
fill the vacancy occaeioned by the
resignation of Hon. D. B. Lucas
He is anti Camden. but will go into
and abide the action of a Demo
cratic caucus.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

If President Cleveland was to
read last weeks State Gazette, We
know he would feel so mortified,
that he would resign his office at
once. It is terrible to be criticised
by such a brilliant and intellectual
man Gin his mind as Pilchard.-
He must have made that article all
fout of his own head"
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no Trespassers.

A IL persons are hereby forbidden to
n trespass upon my lands in Robinson
District, in any manner whatsoever.
without my permission. Those who VIC.
late this notice will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law.
ROBT. S0MERVILLE.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

1t keeps Bro. Hart of the Wheel
ing Intelligeneer pretty busy just
now, apologizing to Morris. White
and Dawson, of the Republican
press of this State, for simply do
ing a righteous act.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

Senator Edmunds says President
cleveland will be re nominated by
his party, in 1888, aud predicts his
election.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

At the municipal election in
Grafton on Monday, license carried
by small majnrity. A direct vote
was taken nn the question just as
will be done in Well<bu:g this
year.
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To Tresnassers.

A LII persons are hereby forbidden
"a from trespassing upon my lands in
Arbuckle District, in any manner what
ever, under penalty of the law.
j. BOB BROWN.
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The following Union soldiers have
been ordered to report themselves
within 80 days to the Board of U.
S. Examining Surgeons for Exam
inatiun. The Board meets every
Wednesday at the Office of DR.. W.
S. Hoy. Our soldiers should not
neglect reporting promptly to the
Board thus saving their orders for
examination from expiring.
Bull, Reason A. Co. F, 92d Ohio
Init.
Boster, Francis NJ. Co. B, 91st
Ohio Vols.
Fall~ iler, Leonard Co. 1. 18th
:, Fletcher Ct Joseph Co. [, 7th W.
Harrison, Geo. W. Co. E, 7th W.
Va. Cav.
Hudson, John t. Co. c, slh W.
Va. Vols.
Kearnes, Thomas Gu. E, 9th W.
Va. Iuft.
Lewis, Andrew Co. 1, 18th W.
Vols.
Mccloud, John Co. c, 18th w.
Va Vols.
Mabley, James Co. C, Sd, W. Va.
Cav.
Mayes, Charles W. Co. NJ, 7th W
Va. Cav.
:, Meoaown, Thomas Co. A, Indps.
w Va. Vols.
Jacket, James Co. G, 18th W. Va.
Vol. Inft.
Wray, Isaac NJ. Co. D, 7th W.
Va. Cav.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

Outside of the scope of the civil
service law, the President has made
many changes, partly to fill offices
vacated by expiration of terms,
and partly by way of removal to
satisfy his party. But yet he has
not turned out Republican officials
as fast as he ought to have done,
and filled their places with Demo
Gratis. We are of those " no believe
that to the victOrs belong the
spoils.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

If the way down bottom facts
we've known, many an office-seeker
would explain his earnestness to
save the country in the language
of the candid Mississippian:
Sat the earnest solicitation of
many creditors l have consented
10 become a candidate for county
treasurer"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

further notice. only one quality of Carbon Oil will be kept
here, the Water White Head and those who
using it for the or years will know what
is the best be found and always the giving bright
light, and no eharring of wcis.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

The best Lamp Burners will kept all Sizes and great
many kinds; the best the Leader the Ickok
and the Eectric while the Lightning Lamp
the best illumination this country and Light what
need.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

In Stationery good assortment will be kept paper
and by the qure those wanting something unusually
should try Cranes Extra superfne Low priced goods
line also on sale.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

In answer to a question as to the
yearly cost of smoking in the Uni
ted States, ne give the following:
Last year tax was paid upon 3,51O,-
69S. 4SS cigars. The average smo
ker is content with cigar worth
$50 per thousand. or one that re
tails al Eve cents. On that basis
there annually goes up in smoke
$50 AOO,eO0. or s15 .OO0, COO every
month, Of $500. 600 every day. In
addition, boys waste on cigarettes,
s8.5OO,O0O- and those VIII" prefer a
pipe a further sum Of s2O,0Oo.O0o.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

Hon. Allen G Thurman in reply
to letter urging him to be can
didate for Governor in the next
Ohio campaign, says:
Il am thoroughly convinced that
the time has come for me to seek
happiness and improvement in q
private station, and these blessings
] can best find in the society of my
family, my friends and my books
/ have received my full share OF
the hOnors that our party can con
fer, and ! am grateful for it, and
shall never cease to take the great
est interest in the prosperity and
success of the party, but l dom
want to hold Office"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

UlEIcan live at home. and make more money a
"" work for us, than at anything else in thfs
III world Capital not needed; you are started
do ,.t tFee- Both sexes; all ages ANY can
Costly outfit and terms free Better not detav-
Costs you nothing 10 send your address and md
out; 4 you wise you will do 50 at once AddreSs
H HAILETr & Co. Portland, Maine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

fair stock of Nioin anos Guitars Harrs
always hand Strings great variety both
Among the best the Russian Gut
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-30

Full stock of Humphreys Homeopathic Specifics always hand;
all the principal Patent Medicines the best quality Drugs anil
Chemicals and einumerbe little things that everybody expects
to find in retail Drug Store.